lender

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈlɛndɚ/

Noun

lender (plural lenders)

1. One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
   • Shakespeare, Hamlet, circa 1602, Act 1 scene 3, Polonius speaks

     "Neither a borrower nor a lender be:

     For loan oft loses both itself and friend;

     And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."

Antonyms

• borrower

Translations

• French: prêteur, prêteuse
• German: Darlehensgeber, Verleiher
• Italian: creditore
• Portuguese: emprestador, mutuador
• Russian: одалживать
• Spanish: prestador

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